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Top Bo is a non!pro"it organi#ation that is $riven %& our mission: to provi$e "oo$!inse'ure
'ommunities in Chi'ago (ith e)ua* a''ess to hea*th& "oo$s+ It seems prett& %asi' that a**
peop*e shou*$ have a''ess to "resh "ruit, vegeta%*es an$ meats %ut un"ortunate*& that is not
the 'ase+ Here in Chi'ago, man& neigh%orhoo$s are un$erserve$ %& tra$itiona* gro'er&
stores an$ *a'- in hea*th& eating options+ Top Bo sour'es high!)ua*it&, a""or$a%*e, "resh
pro$u'e an$ "oo$s, an$ o""ers them "or pur'hase at up to ./0 o"" their retai* e)uiva*ents+
Top Bo gives our "oo$!inse'ure neigh%ors the 'hoi'e to eat hea*th& at an a""or$a%*e pri'e
an$ to stret'h their %u$get $o**ars+ Top Bo is 'ommunit& supporte$1 on'e a month, (ith the
he*p o" $e$i'ate$ vo*unteers, (e $e*iver our "oo$ %oes to 'ustomers through a partner
net(or- o" *o'a* 'hur'hes, s'hoo*s, 'ommunit& 'enters, senior an$ pu%*i' housing+ We
%e*ieve that eating %etter "oo$s he*ps 'reate %etter 'ommunities+
-hat -e -ou.d /o
Num%ers (e are prou$ o": Sin'e our "irst $e*iver& in 2a& 3/43, 3./ vo*unteers have
$istri%ute$ 3.,/// "oo$ %oes (hi'h trans*ates into over 5//,/// poun$s o" "oo$ or 644,///
mea*s to un$erserve$ 'ommunities+ But (ith 7./,/// $o**ars, Oh the neigh%orhoo$s (e
'ou*$ go8 To$a& (e rent a re"rigerate$ tru'- an$ the high 'ost *imits Top Bo to on'e a
month $e*iveries, $i'tates our routes an$ ho( man& stops (e 'an ma-e in a $a&+ The
generous 'ash pri#e o""ere$ %& 9ip'ar (i** a**o( Top Bo to %u& our ver& o(n re"rigerate$
$e*iver& tru'-+ O(ning a tru'- (i** give us the "ree$om to 'reate a ne( roa$ map, $e*ivering
nutritious "oo$s into more neigh%orhoo$s, more o"ten+ No(, *et:s ta*- a%out those 9ip'ar
're$its+ The Top Bo organi#ation runs on vo*unteers+ In "a't, our sta"" in'*u$es three pai$
emp*o&ees1 vo*unteers p*a& an important ro*e (ith 'ommunit& outrea'h an$ $e*iveries+ In a
%ig 'it& *i-e Chi'ago not ever&one o(ns a 'ar1 (e have vo*unteers (ho (ou*$ *ove to he*p
%ut re*ia%*e transportation is their roa$%*o'-+ 9ip'ar 're$its (i** in'rease our vo*unteer
program 'apa'it&+ 9ip'ars (i** put more vo*unteers on the roa$1 $riving a(areness a%out the
Top Bo program1 resu*ting in getting more "resh "oo$s out into the 'ommunit&+ We (i**
'reate 9i;oo*ing, a program that in'reases vo*unteer parti'ipation on $e*iver& $a&s %&
a**o(ing vo*unteers to trave* together in 9ip'ars to mu*tip*e s'he$u*e$ $e*iver& stops+ <ast*&,
(ith mone& that (e have *e"t over "rom the pur'hase o" the tru'-, =an$ (e have %een
$roo*ing over pi'tures o" re"rigerate$ tru'-s>1 (i** %e put to(ar$s training our 'u*inar&
vo*unteers to tea'h 'oo-ing '*asses in our targete$ 'ommunities+ It is great to have a''ess
to "resh "ruits an$ veggies %ut it:s important to -no( ho( to prepare them too8 Better ?oo$+
Better Communities+
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